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Any Interest In Rubin's Essential Phone?

Yeah, this is interesting. Not really sure what it’s supposed to be? A companion device to your main phone?

it kind of looks like an elongated Apple TV remote with a camera

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Essential Confirms New “Project GEM” Device With Photos and Details

As for the back of the device, we have a large camera sensor with flash, that "colorshift material" that Rubin referenced earlier, and a circular area I can only assume is a fingerprint reader. There's always a chance that area does more (like gestures), but there's no way to tell from these...
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At first I was like W.T.F. ? Then after looking at it more, I am sort of pleased, and intrigued, and find it fresh and totally different, something the smartphone or smart gadget scene needs.

The UI seems really cool, a mix of Android and Windows Phone, and no iOS, which is great.

Very curious to see more.
 
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I’m very intrigued by the concept. Not that I would ditch my iPhone or anything, but just talking size and shape.

Watching video would be awkward and I’m not sure how it would fit my pants pockets (is that a Gem or are you just excited to see me?), but I like (potentially) how you can hold it like a tv remote.

Big bet for a company like that, it will either be a commercial disaster or change the industry. At least it generates some exposure for Essential.
 
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